The Years Ruin Empress's Ancestral Field

Influenced by the power of time, Chunze is the largest spacetime anomaly area in Chun City, shrouded in mist.

The mist obscured the view, concealing endless dangers.

As they went deeper, the spatial pressure became increasingly intense.

Li Weiyi's body surged with magical power from the Ten Springs, circulating continuously. After finishing his meditation, he recovered slightly, and the pain from his injuries lessened. He muttered to himself, "Chi Yuan is truly formidable. He withstood my strongest attack and only suffered minor injuries. Have we already entered the spacetime anomaly zone deep within Chunze?"

"Um!"

Nangong added, "Don't worry, with their cultivation level, they wouldn't dare to barge in."

"Put me down, you're badly injured too," Li Weiyi said.

"It's okay."

Nangong's face was pale as he walked quickly with his head down.

"I think it's really embarrassing for a grown man to be carried on a woman's back like that."

Finally, at Li Weiyi's insistence, she stopped.

Li Weiyi landed on the ground and looked at her curiously. "Where's your mount?"

"Jingzhen killed me!" Nangong's eyes were misty with tears. He took a deep breath and forced a smile. "At least I'm still alive, Li Weiyi. Thank you. It's been so difficult to get this far. I will always remember this day."

"Using Thousand-Year Elixir is far more meaningful than mere words of thanks."

Li Weiyi said this, looking back. Even if he channeled his magical energy into his eyes, he could only see the scenery within a mile or two.

The distant horizon was blurred in the misty light.

"The Ancient Years Clan will surely be rewarded."

Nangong stared at Li Weiyi, thinking he was just joking. How could someone like him really talk about benefits? Repaying kindness with benefits was too vulgar and would definitely disgust him.

Li Weiyi was speechless at her dismissive response. With time in the Underworld being ten times longer than in the outside world, the Ancient Years Clan must have harvested a great many Thousand-Year Elixir.

Having no shame to continue begging, he said, "We have to leave quickly. If a powerful enemy risks pursuing us into Chunze, it will be difficult to deal with them."

Nangong walked ahead, along the edge of a lake, heading deeper into Chunze.

"Twenty thousand years ago, Chunze was the site of the ancient kingdom's palace. A forgotten war of annihilation buried countless powerful figures beneath this land."

"However, many ancient remnants of formations still remain in the ruins. You must stay close to me and be careful not to make any mistakes; it's very dangerous."

Li Weiyi listened quietly to her story, observing his surroundings. He knew that time was definitely ahead, but the thick fog obscured everything, making it impossible to see anything.

Not far away, a fissure several tens of feet wide stretched into the depths of the light mist.

Above the fissure in the earth, space was shattered beyond repair, with cracks spreading and releasing a chilling aura of danger.

Nangong also looked over and said solemnly, "The danger of space is not the most terrifying thing here. The power of time is invisible and intangible. If you venture into some unknown areas, you may turn white-haired in just a few steps and die from exhaustion of your lifespan."

Li Weiyi asked, "How did Chu Yutian manage to penetrate deep into Chunze and knock down the Years Stone?"

"He didn't venture deep into Chunze; he went to another side of time, using the Myriad-character Artifact to knock it down."

Nangong continued, "Chunze, Chunze, is the place where the Great Spring once grew, located in the south of time. The place we are going to is the place where the Great Spring once grew."

The Immortal Tree, the Great Spring, was swallowed whole by Yu Jia, even its roots were uprooted, forming a huge abyss.

Several hours later, Li Weiyi felt that he had traveled at least five hundred miles, but he still hadn't reached the Time Realm. Thinking that this was a spatial anomaly zone, he temporarily suppressed his curiosity and didn't ask any questions.

Nangong finally stopped and looked up, then released the Bright Spring Eye in the ancestral field.

Under the illumination of the Bright Spring Eye, the clouds and mist dispersed, revealing many ancient Formation Script on the ground.

Several meters away, there was a sheer cliff that plunged straight down.

Below the cliff, it was pitch black and bottomless.

"This abyss was left behind after the roots of the Great Spring were uprooted, and it contains terrifying spatial and temporal energy. Stay close to me and be enveloped in the Bright Spring Eye to withstand it." She glanced back.

Li Weiyi, carrying the Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish, wasn't too afraid, but he still took a step forward. Then, the two of them passed through the array zone several meters wide, jumped down, and landed at the bottom of Chun Abyss.

Li Weiyi sensed chaotic spatial fluctuations, very similar to the fluctuations that occurred every time he activated the Provincial Governor's Official Robe.

My feet touched the ground; it was dark all around.

From only one direction, light emanated, forming an irregular light barrier six or seven zhang high, resembling a luminous white jade wall.

Li Weiyi was no longer the ignorant low-level martial artist he once was. He could sense that the light barrier was the inner world barrier of a high-level martial artist.

Nangong walked to the bottom of the light barrier, extended a palm, and released his mental power.

A moment later.

Behind the light curtain barrier, a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties appeared.

Nangong Ao was Great Longevity with the cultivation of the Seventh Realm, over three hundred years old. He wore a purple jade hair crown and had a long beard. As he listened carefully to Nangong's report, his expression became increasingly solemn.

Suddenly, Nangong Ao noticed Li Weiyi standing a few feet behind Nangong. His eyes sharpened, and his deep, angry voice rang out. "Why did you bring an outsider here? This is the greatest secret of the Ancient Years Clan!"

Nangong immediately explained, "We were surrounded and intercepted, and went through countless dangers before finally returning to Chun City. He was seriously injured because of me, how could I leave him outside and put him in danger? The Lesser Yang Guard themselves also know about the Ancient Years Clan."

Nangong Ao: "The secret beneath Chun Abyss must never be known to anyone. Kill him to silence him; you killed him yourself."

Nangong shook his head, puzzled, and asked, "Why? Seventh Uncle-Grandfather can't hide it anymore. The Departed Spirit Army has already arrived outside the city. It's only a matter of time before they find Chun Abyss."

"If you don't make a move, I'll come out and kill him myself," Nangong Ao said.

Li Weiyi strode forward, looked at the middle-aged man behind the light barrier, and said coldly, "I really didn't expect that your Ancient Years Clan would repay kindness with enmity. Non-Self hadn't fought a bloody battle to come and deliver the message, you would still be in the dark, wouldn't you? You're clearly in Chun City, yet you're hiding in the abyss, not daring to take a single step, leaving a woman like Nangong to run errands for you outside. Where is your face?"

Nangong Ao: "She's just a little girl, inexperienced and naive. How could she know the wickedness of people's hearts? I won't kill you, but for the next period of time, you must stay obediently in the Empress's ancestral world. Once everything settles down, you will be allowed to leave."

The world behind this barrier of light is the ancestral land of the Years Ruin Empress.

This is why Nangong said they weren't in Chun City.

In another spatial dimension.

Nangong looked at Li Weiyi with a pleading expression. "Please agree first!"

She was genuinely worried that Nangong Ao would kill Li Weiyi.

Li Weiyi said, "Nangong, you've been deceived by him! He's only saying this to keep you calm. If I'm imprisoned in the Empress's ancestral world, even if things settle down in the future, they will definitely find some way to make me die an unusual death in order to protect their secret, such as suicide or making a mistake while practicing martial arts. Right, Seventh Uncle-Grandfather?"

Nangong Ao's eyes were cold and silent as he prepared to cross the light barrier.

Li Weiyi was not afraid at all. "You've lived to a ripe old age, yet you still haven't grasped the situation. Your Ancient Years Clan is on the verge of extinction."

"Boy, don't exaggerate. As long as we destroy the altar inside the Withered-Prosperous Belt, even if Yu Baxian came, he wouldn't be able to break in," Nangong Ao said.

Li Weiyi said, "The Demon Kingdom is waiting for you to show yourselves. Believe it or not, the Demon Kingdom's army is already arrayed somewhere in the Sacred Hall Life Realm. Your appearance in the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin is tantamount to admitting defeat, and their army will immediately set off. All your clansmen in the Sacred Hall Life Realm will be captured, and the foundation of your ancient clan will be destroyed. At that time, won't your clan leader obediently hand over the method of entering and leaving the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin?"

Nangong Ao said, "Impossible! The human race's higher-ups would never allow the Demon Kingdom to do such a thing. Would they dare to easily attack a medium-to-large-sized human habitat?"

Li Weiyi said, "If there is no conclusive evidence that you can enter and leave the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin, the Demon Kingdom certainly wouldn't dare to act rashly and defy the world. But, as long as the evidence is conclusive, with such a huge benefit in front of them, why wouldn't they dare? The high-ranking members of the human race, the Sacred Dynasty, the Sword Dao Imperial Court, Du'e Temple —they probably also want a share of the pie."

"Furthermore, an even greater threat lies in the Netherworld of the Departed. If the Demon Kingdom has already amassed troops on the border of the Sacred Hall Life Realm, surely the Netherworld of the Departed must also be at risk?"

"Seventh Uncle-Grandfather, you are in grave danger. The lives and honor of thousands of clansmen are at stake. Quickly find a way to save yourselves. If Yu Baxian is truly doomed, he is capable of anything."

Yu Yaozi sat in the Blood Mud Space, deep in thought, a smile appearing on her face.

Nangong's face was deathly pale. He urged, "Seventh Uncle-Grandfather, you must immediately inform the clan leader and send people to investigate the border of the Sacred Hall Life Realm. The Demon Kingdom's sacrifice at the border of the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin is also urgent; we must find a way to deal with it immediately."

Nangong Ao closed his eyes listlessly. "No need to investigate... There have indeed been many unusual movements on the border of the Sacred Hall Life Realm in recent months. But as long as the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin holds its ground, no one on the other side will dare to make any rash moves."

Li Weiyi said, "It is imperative for the Departed Spirit Army to scout Chun City and Chunze. You can only hope that the danger at Chunze can hold them back."

"The Demon Kingdom's sacrificial ceremony at the border of the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin is also inevitable; you can only hope they can't get in."

"The Demon Kingdom and the Netherworld of the Departed are very likely to attack the Sacred Hall Life Realm and annihilate your Ancient Years Clan. You can only hope they dare not."

"The Ancient Years Clan has always held a grudge. Now that they have the resources of the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin, their strength will surely increase by leaps and bounds. Your former enemies—the Demon Kingdom, the Temple of Du'e Temple, the Demon Race, the Dongxu Ghost City, and the Dao Palace —who among them would want you to grow stronger?"

"You pin your hopes on the human race's leadership to uphold justice, but these enemies will surely sabotage you and crush you."

"Whoosh!"

Nangong Ao took out an array seal.

The light barrier shone brightly, and his figure slowly emerged.

Nangong stepped in front of Li Weiyi and transmitted his voice, "Give me a hostage, or you may live."

Li Weiyi sensed the fluctuations in Nangong Ao and shouted, "You mere Great Longevity dare to touch me? I am here on behalf of the Great Palace Master and the Mist Son of Heaven to save your Ancient Years Clan."

Nangong Ao stepped out of the light barrier and stood opposite Li Weiyi: "What did you say?"

If Li Weiyi hadn't said those words earlier, Nangong Ao wouldn't have listened to him at all and would have suppressed him directly.

However, the Ancient Years Clan is indeed facing an unprecedented crisis. If Zen Sea Observing Mist and Yu Yaozi were willing to take action, the situation would be completely different.

One more chapter!